Garman
English
Etymology
- As an Irish surname, from Mac Gormáin Ó Gormáin; see Gorman. Also compare Garmon.
- As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Gormund, from Old English Gārmund, presumably from gar (“spear”) + mund (“protection”).
- Also as an English surname, from gore (“triangular piece of land”) + man. Compare Gore.
- As a German surname, Americanized from Garmann, Gärmann, from Ger (“spear”) + Mann.
- Also as a German surname, Americanized from Germann. Compare German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Garman is the 4498th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7884 individuals. Garman is most common among White (93.01%) individuals.
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